World History--Unit 3

Before the Scientific Revolution, events that happened in the world were mainly explained through

• Christian Teachings

• Scientific hypotheses

• Ancient Roman mythology

• All of the above

Philosophers during the Age of Enlightenment focused a great deal of attention on

• the legitimacy of monarchies in Europe

• Freedom and social contracts

• A return to feudalism and pastoral life

• The fact that the Pope should have ultimate power in Europe

A major political idea that was born out of the Age of Enlightenment was ___________________, which was set up to make sure not one part of the government got too powerful.

• Social Contract

• Divine Right of Kings

• Separation of power

• rationalism

The ___________________ was a system set up in post-revolution France to improve the government and bring stability to France.

• Napoleonic Code

• Committee of Public Safety

• The Legislative Assembly

• French National Convention

Which of the following did the Glorious Revolution bring to England's throne?

• William and Mary

• James I

• Charles I

• James II

By the end of the 1600s, what had England's system of government become?

• Absolute Monarchy

• Military dictatorship

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Constitutional Democracy

During the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment, many scientists and philosophers works:

• relied heavily on the ideas of medieval thinkers

• favored an absolute monarchy as a way of improving economic conditions

• received support from the catholic church

• examined the natural laws governing the universe.

The Catholic Church opposed the theories of the Scientific Revolution on the basis that they:

• challenged traditional church teachings

• did not want to admit they were wrong

• could have caused changes in the way the masses thought about science and the creation of life and the world.

A process of stating a problem, a hypothesis, a research process, and conclusion.

• formal logic

• scientific method

• ellipse

• experiment

"My mathematical and scientific achievements brought me great fame. I am remembered especially for inventing calculus and discovering the law of gravitation." Who would have said this?

• Galileo

• Johannes Kepler

• Isaac Newton